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Calidris fuscicollis
Small to medium-sized sandpiper. Short neck. Moderately long straight bill. Moderately long legs. Long wings extend past end of tail on resting bird. Large white patch at base of tail. Underparts white, with fine dark streaks on pale gray breast. Black chevron marks on flanks in breeding plumage. Back mostly gray in nonbreeding plumage, mixed gray and warm brown in breeding plumage.
One of a group feeding on tiny grasshoppers at the edge of Lake Lewisville. This one was so busy feeding it did move away as I approached.
Spotted on Aug 19, 2013
Submitted on Aug 30, 2013
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